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Diocese of São José do Rio Preto, Brazil 🇧🇷

Celebrations

History

  • 1929.01.25: Established as Diocese of Rio Preto / Riopreten(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of São Carlos do Pinhal and became suffragan of São Paulo)
  • 1958.04.19: Became suffragan of Ribeirão Preto
  • 1959.12.12: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Jales
  • 2000.02.09: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Catanduva
  • 2002.12.11: Renamed as Diocese of São José do Rio Preto / Riopreten(sis) (Latin)
  • 2016.07.20: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Votuporanga

Present Prelates

Ordinaries

Former Prelates

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 7,784 km²

Population: 586,000 Catholics (75.0% of 781,039 total)

Pastoral Centres: 71 parishes

Personnel: 119 priests (94 diocesan, 25 religious), 16 deacons, 101 religious (31 brothers, 70 sisters), 22 seminarians